Wheel Interchangeability

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Going to be looking at possibly restoring the wheels on the old DT soon. The rims and hubs are okay. Maybe they might not buff up perfectly but certainly well enough to paint if needed.

As an alternative to a complete rebuild I wondered whether something else might fit? The rear wheel is 18" x 1.4, drum brake. I found the rear wheel for a Honda CG 125 matches the broad parameters - even down to the number of spokes and spoke pattern...

It looks identical but it can't be that simple surely? Go on tell me what a moron I am for even suggesting it
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[colink98]

it may well be that simple.

Manufactures are not in the habit of creating new bespoke items for every model they produce.
often models will share many existing parts.

are you able to find the original part number for the wheels for the DT and then reference them with the part number for the CG ?
Often you will find original parts have been superseded with newer parts.
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There's way more to it than that. How about sprocket carrier offset? Bearing diameter in the hub, spindle diameter, hub width, spacer sizes?

By the time you've farted about trying to get it to fit, you could have just bought a good DT rim.
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The rims just need to be the same diameter and width so no problems there but the hubs definitely will have different part numbers: I note the CG has the sprocket held on with 4 bolts vs the DT's 6 bolts.

AFAIK (and I really don't know much) if the overall hub width were the same along with the axle diameter it should work.

I'm thinking worse case scenario I can use the brand new rim and spokes and sub in the old hub - assuming the spoke length is the same. That'd be only slightly more cost over just buying spokes but with the bonus of a new rim
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To make things easier for everyone, it's a Yamaha DT 175 (1G1 model).

[Pete.]

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The front wheel is probably usable as is (although it wouldn't look pretty) with just a new tube and tyre. It looked like a simple solution for the rear - I was just dreaming
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[Sister Sledge]

I reckon you're seeing rusty spokes and getting into a bit of a tiswas. Calm down, deep breaths and go make a cuppa.
Have you tried looking for new spokes? The choices will be staggering from generic steel ones to heavy duty stainless etc.
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Id be starting to cross reference part numbers if I were you.



https://www.cmsnl.com/yamaha-dt175_model16724/
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